Shush

Chapter 6

•Recall•

Weeks passed and me and Jean grew closer, and soon, he introduced me to his friends who surprisingly accepted me for who I was.

"Natalia~ Make me some food~" Jean playfully whined as he watched TV with his friends in the living room.

"Sure. Would ya like some poison to go with it?" I smiled as I got some bread to make toast.

"Only if you take it with me~"

I rolled my eyes and continued making some drinks for him and the gang.

Until suddenly, I lost control.

My fingers went numb as I dropped the spoon, watching it clatter against the counter top as I walked towards the sink. I crouched down and opened the cabinet, letting my eyes fall on a certain object.

A can of rat poison.

My shaky hands reached for it, walking back to the cups, I scooped some and stirred it into the drink, watching it turn slightly yellow. I gulped when I finally regained control, just as Jean walked in.

"Yay. Some lemonade for me~" He smiled as he picked up the cup. I pushed down the scream that threatened to erupt from my throat as I smacked the cup away from his hands.

"Hey I wanted to drink that~" He pouted as he watched the contents of the cup splatter onto the kitchen counter.

"I.... I'm sorry I'll make another..." I murmured quietly, kicking the can of poison under the table.

He eyed me suspiciously, as if wondering what was wrong as he shrugged and went back into the living room. I heaved a sigh of relief as I went back to making the drinks again.

~

"Natalia, We're leaving, see ya in school tomorrow~" Jean's best friend, Cole waved as he left with the others.

"I'm sleeping over." Jean smiled as he slouched on the sofa.

"Alright. Entertain yourself while I go and take a shower." I replied, walking up the stairs.

"May I join?"

"I'll stab you in the neck."

Chuckles could be heard as I smiled, heading towards the bathroom. I entered the shower, letting the warm water hit my face as I started to massage the shampoo into my scalp. I got too occupied, that I didn't hear the door open and close with a click to lock it.

"Natalia~~" Hands held me at my waist as I took the razor from the shelf and swung around, cutting whatever that surprised me.

"O-ow..." I opened my eyes to see Jean holding his cheek, trying to stop the blood from spilling.

Blood...

"Oh my god. Im sorry h-old on..." I scrambled to get out of the shower and wrapped a towel round my hair and put some clothes on. I rushed towards him, pulling his hand away from his cheek to see the damage.

It was pretty deep.

Warm tears rolled down my cheeks as I tried to disinfect and dress the wound, ignoring Jean's questions and him saying that I didn't need to worry.

I finally finished, my breathes became normal and I put the medicine back. Jean stared at me with questioning eyes as he held my hand and pulled me closer.

For the first time, I actually realized why girls at school had a major crush on him.

"What's wrong?" He asked with concerned eyes as he stroked my hand with his thumb.

"N-nothing I got s-scared that's a-a-all..." I hiccuped.

"Sorry for surprising you like that. I just wanted to tell you that I uh... Well...." His teal eyes shifted, as if contemplating whether to say it or not.

"I like you..."  He finally looked directly into my eyes, as if trying to find an answer.

"I... Back to you?" My lips answered on their own my cheeks grew warm as a rosy blush set itself on his cheeks.

"Good. That's all I needed to hear."

He pulled me down, sealing my lips with his as I closed my eyes out of pure shyness. I felt him smirk as he parted and hugged me tightly.

"I'll protect you from anything."

My smile only lasted for a split second when I voice asked, "Who would protect you from yourself Nat?"

•Author's note:
I'm so sorry for not updating regularly. I had school and it made me pretty lazy to update or go onto wattpad :/ I'll try to update more often but since its my national exam year, there will be no promises :) But if you did enjoy this book, feel free to give me some feedback to improve it!

Much thanks :)
-YandereTetsu